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The first pre-Pig public party brought thousands of people down to Smale Riverfront Park.

The kickoff party was complete with a fireworks display with blue and yellow fireworks as a tribute to Boston.

“I've been fortunate enough to run Boston three times,” runner Claudia Wolfe said.

Wolfe was in Boston this year and left the finish line area about 25 minutes before the bombs went off.

“There were a lot of folks up at the start, just before we ran this mile, who had all kinds of things to show their support toward Boston,” Wolfe said.

“I definitely wanted to run after Boston but there's no way I'm running a marathon, probably not even a 5K,” runner Joe Langley said.

So many people feel the same way. This was the first year ever that the 5K and 10K races sold out.

“So many people said ‘I'm doing this for Boston. I didn't train, I can't just go out and do a half or a full but I can do a 5K or a 10K,’ as the case may be, so they came in droves,” race director Iris Simpson Bush said.

The big Boston tribute will take place Sunday just before the start of the full marathon. There will be a moment of silence, bagpipes and the band at the starting line will play "Sweet Caroline."